Spain's record streak of 15 wins in a row ended as they lost 2-0 to USA in the first semi-final of the Confederations Cup.
Jozy Altidore opened the scoring on 27 minutes when he picked up a pass from Clint Dempsey, turned past Villarreal club-mate Joan Capdevila before driving a shot beyond Iker Casillas.
The goal was the first time in 451 minutes the European champions conceded a goal since Turkey's Semih Şentürk scored on April 1.
Tim Howard pulled off a great one-handed save from an angled shot from David Villa at the start of the second half as Spain went in search of an equaliser.
Then Spain were caught on the break in the 74th minute when Landon Donovan crossed into the goalmouth where two defenders misplayed the ball before Dempsey slotted the ball home.
Michael Bradley was sent off in the 87th for a lunging tackle on Xavi but USA held firm to set up a final on Sunday against either Brazil or hosts South Africa.
Lineups:
United States: Howard; DeMerit, Bocanegra, Onyewu, Spector; Bradley, Clark; Dempsey (Bornstein 88), Donovan; Davies (Feilhaber 69), Altidore (Casey 83)
Spain: Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Piqué, Puyol, Capdevila; Xabi Alonso, Fàbregas (Cazorla 68), Xavi, Riera (Mata 78); David Villa, Fernando Torres
Spain v USA goal & highlights
Jozy Altidore opened the scoring on 27 minutes when he picked up a pass from Clint Dempsey, turned past Villarreal club-mate Joan Capdevila before driving a shot beyond Iker Casillas.
The goal was the first time in 451 minutes the European champions conceded a goal since Turkey's Semih Şentürk scored on April 1.
Tim Howard pulled off a great one-handed save from an angled shot from David Villa at the start of the second half as Spain went in search of an equaliser.
Then Spain were caught on the break in the 74th minute when Landon Donovan crossed into the goalmouth where two defenders misplayed the ball before Dempsey slotted the ball home.
Michael Bradley was sent off in the 87th for a lunging tackle on Xavi but USA held firm to set up a final on Sunday against either Brazil or hosts South Africa.
Lineups:
United States: Howard; DeMerit, Bocanegra, Onyewu, Spector; Bradley, Clark; Dempsey (Bornstein 88), Donovan; Davies (Feilhaber 69), Altidore (Casey 83)
Spain: Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Piqué, Puyol, Capdevila; Xabi Alonso, Fàbregas (Cazorla 68), Xavi, Riera (Mata 78); David Villa, Fernando Torres
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Spain v USA goal & highlights
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